Medals (Badges)

Medals (Badges)

Medals (sometimes called badges) are virtual rewards for various in-game accomplishments, similar to achievements in other games. You can view your medals by tapping your avatar at the upper-left corner of the scanner screen, or by selecting the “Agent” tab in the ops screen. Your anomaly medals are shown first, from the most recent anomaly to the oldest one, followed by your remaining medals, in the reverse order that you received them.

There are five categories of medals:

Tiered Medals

These medals recognize the achievement of certain thresholds in your lifetime stats. These medals come in five tiers: bronze, silver, gold, platinum and onyx (sometimes called “black”). Beyond agent level 8, a certain number of silver or higher medals are required to level up. Other medals do not count towards any tier, regardless of their actual color, and therefore do not contribute to leveling. When you achieve the next tier for a medal, the previous tier is not taken away; for example, if you earn a gold medal, you still have the bronze and silver.

Anomaly Medals

Anomaly medals are awarded for participating in Niantic-sponsored anomaly events. Anomaly medals started with the Recursion anomaly series and have been awarded for every anomaly since. They are obtained by registering for the event in advance through a page set up for the event at the Ingress site, and are “pushed” to your scanner when your participation in the event is confirmed. Previously, they were also obtained through passcode cards handed out at the event. Passcodes for the Initio medal were also given out with the purchase of the Ishinomaki Interitus shirt, the proceeds of which were donated to support relief efforts for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Recursion

Interitus

Initio

Helios

Darsana

Shōnin

Persepolis

Abaddon

Obsidian

Aegis Nova

Via Lux

Via Noir

13MAGNUS Reawakens

Character Medals

Character medals pertain to someone or something of significance in the Ingress storyline. Originally, they were obtained by meeting a character in person at an Ingress event. The character would give you a special passcode card that would grant the medal. More recently, swag packs sold by Niantic have contained them, and the characters themselves did not hand them out (presumably in order to avoid competing with swag pack sales). Below is a list of the existing character medals, along with whatever information we have about how they were obtained and current availability. Medals are obtained via supporter kit sales unless otherwise noted:

Verity Seke described the award criteria as follows: “This medal will be awarded to those who have gone above and beyond in helping the Niantic Investigation reach its maximum potential: By digging tirelessly for the truth… By working to mentor and educate others seeking to join the Investigation… By being a bastion of creativity and commitment…. And by working to maintain the positive momentum and sentiment within the Investigative community. This medal will be deployed by me slowly, a few each week, to those who myself and Dr. Wright agree are truly deserving.”

Persepolis anomalies, 20 June 2015 (awarded for SITREPs reported on Twitter and Google+ that were reshared by the official @Ingress account)

Hong Kong Obsidian anomaly, 2 April 2016

Susanna Moyer 2016

Obsidian anomalies, 27 February 2016

Hong Kong Obsidian anomaly, 2 April 2016

Brooklyn Aegis Nova anomaly, 28 May 2016

San Diego Aegis Nova anomaly, 25 June 2016

Classic style

ADA

Edgar Allan Wright

Hank Johnson

Klue

NL-1331

Oliver Lynton-Wolfe

P. A. Chapeau

Stella Vyctory

Susanna Moyer

2016 style

Acolyte

ADA

Akira Tsukasa

Devra Bogdanovich

Hank Johnson

Jahan

Klue

KodamaSmiles

NL-1331

NL-1331e

NL-Prime

Oliver Lynton-Wolfe

P. A. Chapeau

Susanna Moyer

2017 Style

Akira Tsukasa

Hank Johnson

KodamaSmiles

NL-1331a

P.A Chapeau

Mission Medals

Mission medals are awarded for completing agent-created missions, which can be found in the “Missions” tab of the ops screen. They are round instead of hexagonal, and are displayed in a separate section of the agent profile.

Other Medals

These medals are awarded for specific accomplishments not covered by one of the other medal categories:

The Eve medal was awarded to agents who recruited three other agents during a limited time at the iOS scanner launch. It was also awarded to some agents who submitted Ingress-themed T-shirt designs during the same period. It is no longer available.

The Founder medal was awarded to those who achieved at least level 5 by 14 December 2013. It is no longer available.

The GORUCK medal is awarded to agents who participate in special Ingress GORUCK events prior to the Obsidian anomaly series. It is no longer available.

The Verified medal was awarded to those who completed the agent verification process. Verification has been removed from the scanner, so this medal is no longer available.

The Via Lux Adventurer or Via Lux Odyssey medals were awarded to every agent that visited at least 300 new unique portals during the month of September 2016. The Odyssey medal went to the top 25% of agents who exceed 300 new unique portals; the remaining 75% received the Adventurer medal.